grandiosity

/gran-dee-os-i-tee/US // ˌgræn diˈɒs ɪ ti //

傲慢无礼,浩然之气,浩然正气,慷慨激昂

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the quality of seeming impressive or important in an artificial or deliberately pompous way; pretentiousness:These are mere bogus revolutionaries, high on the sound of their own voices and the silly grandiosity of their claims.
- : the quality of actually being imposing or impressive:Through the photographer's eyes these sprawling, well-known cities become worlds of extreme beauty, elegance, and grandiosity.
- : the quality of being more complicated or elaborate than necessary:Hockey’s a great sport: gentlemanly and understated, with no fuss or grandiosity.
- : Psychiatry. an exaggerated belief in one’s own importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, as a symptom of a mental illness such as manic disorder:Paranoiacs tend to carry a bit of guilt with their grandiosity—a sense of some great transgression that has made them a magnet for universal hostility.

nounglory

Synonyms

At a movie theater, sometimes absurdity elevates into ambitious grandiosity.
Although Korra looks at PTSD and assault with supernatural grandiosity, fans were quick to pick up on it in some forums.
The essay itself seems an artifact of a dying tradition, and not just in its grandiosity.
“Grandiosity has never been a problem for Newt Gingrich,” said Santorum.
Newt Gingrich had similar personnel problems, and his grandiosity makes her look humble.
Hollywood people have a curious mixture of grandiosity and insecurity.
I hate throwing away money on mere pomposity and grandiosity and show.
It was of a grandiosity which appealed to the imagination, but not to the practical judgment of a far-sighted statesman.
That this grandiosity was unnatural and unreal was proved by the publication of Choses Vues.
I went again when I graduated high school and was amazed by the richness of detail, the grandiosity and grandeur of it all.
The grandiosity, to use a mild phrase, of such a measure needs no comment.

/gran-dee-os-i-tee/US // ˌgræn diˈɒs ɪ ti //

傲慢无礼,浩然之气,浩然正气,慷慨激昂

n.名词 noun

1
- : the quality of seeming impressive or important in an artificial or deliberately pompous way; pretentiousness:These are mere bogus revolutionaries, high on the sound of their own voices and the silly grandiosity of their claims.
- : the quality of actually being imposing or impressive:Through the photographer's eyes these sprawling, well-known cities become worlds of extreme beauty, elegance, and grandiosity.
- : the quality of being more complicated or elaborate than necessary:Hockey’s a great sport: gentlemanly and understated, with no fuss or grandiosity.
- : Psychiatry. an exaggerated belief in one’s own importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, as a symptom of a mental illness such as manic disorder:Paranoiacs tend to carry a bit of guilt with their grandiosity—a sense of some great transgression that has made them a magnet for universal hostility.

nounglory

Synonyms

At a movie theater, sometimes absurdity elevates into ambitious grandiosity.
Although Korra looks at PTSD and assault with supernatural grandiosity, fans were quick to pick up on it in some forums.
The essay itself seems an artifact of a dying tradition, and not just in its grandiosity.
“Grandiosity has never been a problem for Newt Gingrich,” said Santorum.
Newt Gingrich had similar personnel problems, and his grandiosity makes her look humble.
Hollywood people have a curious mixture of grandiosity and insecurity.
I hate throwing away money on mere pomposity and grandiosity and show.
It was of a grandiosity which appealed to the imagination, but not to the practical judgment of a far-sighted statesman.
That this grandiosity was unnatural and unreal was proved by the publication of Choses Vues.
I went again when I graduated high school and was amazed by the richness of detail, the grandiosity and grandeur of it all.
The grandiosity, to use a mild phrase, of such a measure needs no comment.